Device to facilitate the cleaning of tobacco pipes



Jan. 2, 1923. 1,440,599.

E. H. HOLDEN.

DEVICE T O FACILITATE THE CLEANING 0F TOBACCO'PIPES.

FILED AUG.5,192I.

/ 'INV NTOR.

Patented Jan. 2, 1923.

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Be it known that I, EDWARD HENRY Hominy a subject of the King 1 of GreatBritain and Ireland, and a resident of Oldharn, county of Lancaster,England. have in vented certain new and useful improve-L or the like.The latter may then be vigorously shaken, and the pipe cigarette or ciholder cleansed in a cleanly and. etlicient manner.

Accordingly, it will be understood that the present invention primarilycontem plates a novel apparatus for cleansing pipes or similar smokingarticles by pursuing a thoroughly practical and reliable method, whichinvolves the plugging up of the opposite ends of the article thereby toenable the same to receive a cleaning fluid which may be agitated toaccomplish the cleaning operation.

Preferred and practical means for carry 1 ing out the invention areshown in the accompanymg drawings, 1T1 'Wl11ChZ Figure 1 is a vieW of apipe showing the,

appliances of the present invention in operative position.

Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views-of alternate forms of stem plug.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in the severalfigures of the drawings, y

In carrying the invention into effect the pipe (1 having the usual bowland stem portion is intended to have the bowl closed by the plug 7) forexample, and the passageway in the stem closed by the stem plug cl. Thesaid plugs 72 and (Z may be composed of cork, Wood, rubber orcomposition, or any other suitable material, and the former is'otcylindrical shape or in the form of a.

truncated cone, or otherwise shaped to render it adaptable as a plug tostop up the bowl opening, but not to occupy the whole and October a,1920, Patent such an openin closure Wall.

of the bowl. It may be providedon itstop and bottom faces, oreither,With-a central circular recess 0, the. functions of such recesses beingto permit of'a more thorough and efiicient agitationof the cleansingliqid in the pipe, to provide a better finger grip Whilst being soagitated or shaken, to 7 enable a better fit of the plug into thebowl,and to provide an air space on top of the liquid.

The stem plug (Z is a member so constructed as to renderit applicable tovarious configurations of bores. In one' construction it has a main bodyportion Which may or may not be Wedge-shape as at e terminatingin aflattened tapered tongue which can tightly t in the slit bore of stemsformed With The body portion also carries, eitherattached thereto orformed integrally a tapered needle? or pin 7 Which can tightly tit incircular section bores.

01' in a modification, the stem plug. consists oi a flexible orresilient tubular portion h, advantageously of india-rubber or the likewhich is formed at one end With a Said tubular member may be 1cylindrical or of any other desiredhollow configuration so that it mayslip over the mouthpiece of the stem, and efiectivelyclose same. A rigidor semi-rigid tapered needle or pin f isformed With or attachedtosuchfstem memberwhich can tightly fit in. stems havingcircular sectionbores. pin may be mounted in a socket intheend Wall of the tubularmember co-aXial there with. y

Thus, with a stem plug of the foregoing form, the pin may be usedtoprick out the stem orifice or for temporarily plugging the same in thecase of a straight or only slightly The curved stem, and for stems Witha slotted member may be reversed and the tubular Portion fitted oversame with a, e'iinilarobject invievv.

I claim: i

1. An apparatus for cleaning tobacco pipes and the like including incombination, a bowl plug and a stem plug, the said stern plug havingmeans for closing the end of the stern and also having pin projectingtherefrom.

2. An apparatus for cleaning smokingtobacco holders including incombination,.a

orifice. or for,curved'Inouthpieces the plug plug for the tobaccoreceivingjportion of the-holder, and a stem plug for the mouth piece endof the holder, said stein plug consisting of a body having a socket forreceiving the endof the stem and also having a projecting needleextension. I

, 3. An apparatus for cleaning sinokingtobacco holders including incombination, a

plug forthe tobacco receiving portion of the holder, and at stem plugfor the mouth nee eee piece end of the holder, said stein plugconsisting of a body having means'for closing 10 the'pa'ssage-Way in thestem end a needle Dated this 11th day ofJuly 1921.

EDWARD HENRY HOLDEN.

